Ellijay Population and Demographics

Ellijay Georgia Population and Demographics Resources

Ellijay City, Georgia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Ellijay Population: 1584 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 764 48.23% Female 820 51.77%       Under 5 years 107 6.76% 5 to 9 years 100 6.31% 10 to 14 years 87 5.49% 15 to 19 years 114 7.2% 20 to 24 years 121 7.64% 25 to 34 years 212 13.38% 35 to 44 years 184 11.62% 45 to 54 years 159 10.04% 55 to 59 years 73 4.61% 60 to 64 years 80 5.05% 65 to 74 years 151 9.53% 75 to 84 years 109 6.88% 85 years and over 87 5.49%       Median age (years) 37.8       18 years and over 1222 77.15% Male 575 36.3% Female 647 40.85% 21 years and over 1153 72.79% 62 years and over 398 25.13% 65 years and over 347 21.91% Male 98 6.19% Female 249 15.72%       Race     One race 1545 97.54% White 1287 81.25% Black or African American 22 1.39% American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.13% Asian 27 1.7% Asian indian 16 1.01% Chinese 3 0.19% Filipino 1 0.06% Japanese 0 0% Korean 0 0% Vietnamese 7 0.44% Other Asian 0 0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.57% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.57% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 198 12.5% Two or more races 39 2.46%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 1584 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 399 25.19% Mexican 78 4.92% Puerto Rican 7 0.44% Cuban 1 0.06% Other Hispanic or Latino 313 19.76% Not Hispanic or Latino 1185 74.81% White alone 1131 71.4%       Relationship     Total Population 1584 100.00% In households 1479 93.37% Householder 593 37.44% Spouse 214 13.51% Child 384 24.24% Own child under 18 years 296 18.69% Other relatives 137 8.65% Under 18 years 47 2.97% Nonrelatives 151 9.53% Unmarried partner 10 0.63% In group quarters 105 6.63% Institutionalized population 105 6.63% Non-Institutionalized population 0 0%       Households by Type     Total Households 593 100.0 % Family households (families) 343 57.84% With own children under 18 years 159 26.81% Married-couple family 214 36.09% With own children under 18 years 99 16.69% Female householder, no husband present 98 16.53% With own children under 18 years 51 8.6% Non Family households 250 42.16% Householder living alone 223 37.61% Householder 65 years and over 121 20.4%       Households with individuals under 18 years 190 32.04% Households with individuals 65 years and over 207 34.91%       Average Household size 2.49 Average family size 3.14       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 662 100.00% Occupied housing units 593 89.58% Vacant housing units 69 10.42% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 1.06% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 593 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 252 42.5% Renter-occupied housing units. 341 57.5%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.32 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.62

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